Revelation 4:8

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Cross-reference

Revelation 4:6 first introduces the living creatures as 'full of eyes in front and behind', which 4:8 expands to 'full of eyes all around and within'.

Revelation 15:4 proclaims 'you alone are holy'—echoing the threefold 'holy' of God's nature here.

Revelation 5:8 shows the same four living creatures worshiping the Lamb—continuing the worship scene from chapter 4.

Revelation 16:7 affirms God's judgments with the same title 'Lord God the Almighty,' echoing the worship of the living creatures.

Revelation 21:22 declares that the Lord God the Almighty is the temple, emphasizing His all-sufficiency.

Isaiah 6:2-3 describes seraphim with six wings crying 'holy' — the exact imagery and song used for the living creatures here.

Isaiah 6:3 Allusion

Isaiah 6:3 supplies the original 'Holy, holy, holy' from seraphim, directly echoed by the living creatures in heaven.

Hebrews 13:8 declares Christ unchanging — parallels the 'was, is, is to come' eternal nature in Revelation 4:8.

Ezekiel 10:12 describes cherubim bodies full of eyes — a direct parallel to the eyes under the wings of the living creatures here.

1 Peter 1:15 calls believers to be holy because God is holy—reflecting the thrice-holy declaration here.

1 Timothy 1:17 gives a doxology to the eternal, immortal God—directly echoing the praise of God's everlasting nature here.

Exodus 3:14 Allusion

Exodus 3:14 reveals God as 'I AM' — the eternal self-existence echoed in 'who was and is and is to come'.

Ezekiel 1:18 depicts wheels full of eyes all around — the same 'full of eyes' imagery appears on the living creatures here.

Isaiah 57:15 describes God as high, exalted, eternal, and holy — directly mirroring the thrice-holy and eternal nature proclaimed here.

Psalm 111:9 Related theme

Psalm 111:9 declares God's name holy and awesome — the same reverence expressed by the living creatures.

Psalm 99:9 Related theme

Psalm 99:9 says 'the Lord our God is holy' — directly reinforcing the holiness theme of the heavenly song.

Psalm 99:3 Related theme

Psalm 99:3 proclaims 'Holy is He!' — the exact attribute the living creatures repeat in Revelation 4:8.

Psalm 22:3 Parallel

Psalm 22:3 declares God's holiness and His enthronement on praise — echoes the holy, holy, holy and throne scene.

2 Corinthians 6:18 uses the same title 'Lord Almighty' (pantokrator) as in Revelation 4:8, emphasizing God's sovereign power.

Leviticus 20:26 calls Israel to be holy because God is holy — resonates with the thrice-holy declaration.